Power outage hits swaths of Chile, from largest copper mine to Santiago streets

Chile: Nationwide Blackout Leaves over 98% of Country Without Power

An "unwanted operation" in Chilean electric company ISA Interchile's systems caused a nationwide blackout on Tuesday afternoon.

Most power restored after blackout plunges 90% of Chile into darkness

Most electricity is now restored after a blackout in Chile plunged 90% of the country into darkness on Tuesday, according to the Chilean government. The outages suspended public transportation, halted traffic, knocked out cell service and impacted businesses, including major copper mines in the country's north. At the height of the blackout, it impacted some 8 million homes, and officials said 14 of the nation's 16 regions were affected. Hospita…

SANTIAGO — The Chilean government reported Wednesday that electricity supply was restored in most of the national territory after a massive blackout left the country in complete darkness for several hours, as a result of...

A quarter of a million users remain without electricity in Chile

Most of the customers without power are in the north of the country, in Tarapacá, Arica and Parinacota and Atacama, although there are others affected in Antofagasta, Los Lagos and La Araucanía. The SEC added that in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago there are around 2,000 homes without power, almost all of them in Maipú. On the other hand, the Government lifted the curfew and the state of emergency due to catastrophe, established to mobilize …

Chile Emerges From Huge Blackout That Left Millions in Dark

Chile is emerging from a power outage that left 8 million homes without electricity and shut off service to major copper mines in its worst such incident in at leas…

Chile electricity 94% restored after nationwide power outage

Citizens in Chile are getting back to normal after a nationwide power outage affected millions of people and a "state of emergency" gets lifted as officials point fingers at energy providers.